Solara Orange

Solara Orange is from the illustrious Cramele Recas winery in western Romania. This grippy orange wine is made by fermenting native and international grape varieties with their skins, rather than just the pressed juice. Essentially, a white wine made in the same way as a red.

It has a savoury orange rind note on the nose, before opening up with orchard fruits on the palate and finishing with a little herbaceousness. Brilliant on its own or paired to a variety of spicy, fragrant Asian dishes. 

Based just outside of Timisoara in western Romania, Bristolian Philip Cox and his Romanian wife Elvira took on the Cramele Recas winery in the early 2000s. Their 700 hectare estate makes them one of the largest producers in the country, and their range of wines is equally as sizable. Having extensive vineyards in an area with great terroir and an ancient history of vine growing, combined with modern and efficient production methods, enables them to produce high quality wines that are incredibly good value.